Business Finance I: Fin 338
Section 1
Dr.
Mark Walker Class Hours: M W F, 9:00 - 9:50 am
Office
237 Holman Class Meets: Conner 111
Phone
915-7721
Office Hours: T Th, 2:30 – 4:00
pm
e-mail:
mwalker@bus.olemiss.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION –
problems and theories in financial decision making with attention given to
acquisition and management of assets, cost of capital, and procurement of
funds.
Prerequisites: C minimum in Fin 331. Co-requisite ACCY 301.
Text:
Brigham, Eugene F., and Phillip R. Daves, Intermediate Financial Management
(9th Edition), Thomson, 2007.
Grading – Your final
grade will be based on 500 points.
Exam 1 100
points
Exam 2 100
Exam 3 100
Exam 4 100
Drop lowest grade (exam
1-4) (100)
Exam 5 100
Exam
sub-total 400
Spreadsheet
problems 100
Total
500
Other financial calculators may be
used. Students will not be permitted to
share calculators
during exams.
8.
Students can work
in groups of two on the spreadsheet problems.
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Schedule (Fin 338) |
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Homework |
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Part 2. Corporate Valuation |
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21-Aug |
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Financial Planning and
Forecasting |
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Financial Statements |
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23-Aug |
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Financial Planning and
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Financial Statements |
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25-Aug |
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Determining the Cost
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28-Aug |
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Determining the Cost
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30-Aug |
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Corporate Value and
Value-Based |
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Management |
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Assign Spreadsheet
Problem #1 - Problem # 11-11 |
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1-Sep |
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Corporate Value and
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Management |
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4-Sep |
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Labor Day |
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6-Sep |
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Review |
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Spreadsheet Problem #1
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8-Sep |
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Exam 1 |
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Part 3. Project Valuation |
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11-Sep |
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Capital Budgeting: Decision
Criteria |
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13-Sep |
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Capital Budgeting:
Decision Criteria |
1 - 17 |
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15-Sep |
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No Class |
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18-Sep |
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Capital Budgeting:
Estimating Cash Flows |
1 - 8 |
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and Analyzing Risk |
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Assign Spreadsheet
Problem #2 - Problem # 13-11 |
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20-Sep |
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Capital Budgeting:
Estimating Cash Flows |
1 - 8 |
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and Analyzing Risk |
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22-Sep |
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Financial Options |
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1 - 6 |
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25-Sep |
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Real Options |
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1 - 8 |
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Spreadsheet Problem #2
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27-Sep |
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Real Options |
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1 - 8 |
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29-Sep |
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Review |
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2-Oct |
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Exam 2 |
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Part 4. Strategic Financing Decisions |
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4-Oct |
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Capital Structure
Decisions: Part I |
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6-Oct |
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Capital Structure
Decisions: Part I |
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9-Oct |
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Capital Structure
Decisions: Part II |
1 - 7 |
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11-Oct |
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Capital Structure
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13-Oct |
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Distributions to
Shareholders: Dividends and |
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Repurchases |
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16-Oct |
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Distributions to
Shareholders: Dividends and |
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Repurchases |
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18-Oct |
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Review |
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20-Oct |
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Exam 3 |
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Part 6. Working Capital Management |
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23-Oct |
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Working Capital
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Assign Spreadsheet
Problem #3 - Problem # 21-18 |
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25-Oct |
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Working Capital
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27-Oct |
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Providing and
Obtaining Credit |
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1 - 10 |
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30-Oct |
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Providing and
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1 - 10 |
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Spreadsheet Problem #3
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1-Nov |
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Other Topics in
Working Capital |
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Management |
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3-Nov |
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Other Topics in
Working Capital |
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Management |
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6-Nov |
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Review |
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8-Nov |
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Exam 4 |
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Part 7. Special Topics |
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10-Nov |
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Lease Financing |
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Assign Spreadsheet Problem
#4 - Problem # 19 - 6 |
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13-Nov |
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Lease Financing |
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15-Nov |
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Bankruptcy,
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17-Nov |
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Bankruptcy,
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Spreadsheet Problem #4
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20-Nov |
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Thanksgiving |
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22-Nov |
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Thanksgiving |
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24-Nov |
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Thanksgiving |
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27-Nov |
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Mergers, LBO's,
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Companies |
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29-Nov |
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Companies |
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1-Dec |
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Review |
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6-Dec |
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Exam 5 |
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8:00 AM |
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